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Thomas Clark - Opening Remarks

17 March 2021
In his opening remarks, Mr. Thomas Clark, general counsel of ADB, highlighted the significance of this conference in convening key government officials, policy makers, judges, lawyers, private sector, development partners, and international arbitration experts to talk about ways to lift barriers to…

The Future of Financial Intelligence: Partnership, Partnership, Partnership

11 December 2020
What is the regional landscape concerning financial crimes, and what are the future drivers of change? This presentation gives an overview of these topics, increased use of big data, and the partnership model of AUSTRAC,the Australian Government agency responsible for detecting, deterring, and…

Loan 3897-PRC: Chongqing Innovation and Human Capital

2 December 2020
Hinako Maruyama discussed the Chongqing Innovation and Human Capital Development Project.

PRC: Interim Regulations of the People's Republic of China Concerning the Assignment and Transfer of the Right to the Use of the State-owned Land in the Urban Areas

29 November 2020
These Regulations are formulated in order to reform the system of using the State-ownedland in the urban areas, rationally develop, utilize and manage the land, strengthen land administrationand promote urban construction and economic development.

[VIDEO] Microfinance Can Raise Incomes: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in China

17 November 2020
This study investigates the impacts of a government-led microcredit program in China which implemented at scale in its poor rural areas with a randomized controlled trial (RCT). In contrast to recent RCT-based studies that have failed to find evidence of significant increases in income from…

[VIDEO] A Bit of Salt, A Trace of Life: Gender Norms and The Impact of a Salt Iodization Program on Human Capital Formation of School Aged Children

17 November 2020
This paper examines the effects of a massive salt iodization program on human capital formation of schoolaged children in China. Exploiting province and time variation, we find a strong positive impact on cognition for girls and no effects for boys. For non-cognitive skills, we find the opposite…

ADB technical assistance cluster program: Strengthening Capacity, Institutions, and Policies for Enabling High-Quality, Green Development in the Yellow River Ecological Corridor (October 2020)

31 October 2020
The proposed knowledge and support technical assistance (TA) cluster will support the achievement of resilient ecological protection and high-quality development goals in the Yellow River Basin in the People's Republic of China (PRC). The TA cluster will design and implement approaches to support…

Private Sector Operations: Opportunities and Priorities in East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific

22 October 2020
Learn about ADB's private sector operations in East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific.

Supportive Policies and Spectrum Management

23 September 2020
The world has entered the first global pandemic of the Internet age. As part of an effective response to COVID-19, ICT infrastructure and systems are core inputs for economies and the well-being of societies. This presentation discusses a study on the importance of digital infrastructure to Asia-…

Bridge to Future Livable and Green City Clusters, Cities, Towns and Villages in the People’s Republic of China

16 September 2020